{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-12.9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-12.9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/12.9",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "12.9",
  "heading": "Claim against more than one defendant",
  "text": "(1) A claimant may obtain a default judgment on request under this Part on a claim for money or a claim for delivery of goods against one of two or more defendants, and proceed with the claim against the other defendants.\n(2) Where a claimant applies for a default judgment against one of two or more defendants—\n(a) if the claim can be dealt with separately from the claim against the other defendants—\n(i) the court may enter a default judgment against that defendant; and\n(ii) the claimant may continue the proceedings against the other defendants;\n(b) if the claim cannot be dealt with separately from the claim against the other defendants—\n(i) the court will not enter default judgment against that defendant; and\n(ii) the court must deal with the application at the same time as it deals with the claim against the other defendants.\n(3) A claimant may not enforce against one of two or more defendants any judgment obtained under this Part for possession of land or for delivery of goods unless—\n(a) they have obtained a judgment for possession or delivery (whether or not obtained under this Part) against all the defendants to the claim; or\n(b) the court gives permission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 12 substituted (with application in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/101), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/12.9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}